Welcome to Mr. Byrne's classroom website
“I am convinced that the most dynamic and thrilling choices are made when there is a trust in the process, in the artists and in the material. The saving grace in one’s work is love, trust and a sense of humor; trust in collaborators and in the creative act in rehearsal, love for the art and a sense of humor about the impossible task. These are the elements that bring grace into a rehearsal situation and onto the stage. In the face of terror, beauty is created and hence, grace.”
Anne Bogart
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Honors Drama - B Block
Google Classroom Code: erip3xz
"Listening is not just hearing what someone tells you word for word. You have to listen with a heart. I don't want that to sound touchy-feely; it is not. It is very hard work."
Anna Deavere Smith
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Google Classroom Code: pbksjo4
"We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre."
Uta Hagen
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Classic American Film D block
Google Classroom Code: 7wv6bz6
Guidelines for Writing About Film
“The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.”
Orson Welles
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Classic American Film D block
Google Classroom Code: r7jg7gg
Guidelines for Writing About Film
“The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.”
Orson Welles
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Drama 1 E block
Google Classroom Code: a7ijwts
"I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not. You have to move on."
Stephen Sondheim
Drama 1 F block
Google Classroom Code: af7uwyw
"All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes theatre live. That's why it persists."
Stephen Sondheim
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Calendar
The Google Calendar for classes and rehearsal is linked here.
Drama Guild
Google Classroom Code: vazctts
"All you can do is do good work, and do the good work for the sake of doing the good work and your evolution as an artist. That's what's most important to me."
Audra McDonald